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LOK SABRA DEBATES (English Version) Thlrlrenlh Series, Vol. I, No.5 Tuesday. Orlober 2ft. 1999 Kartlka 4. 11'21 (Saka) LOK SABRA DEBATES (English Version) First Session (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) (Vol. I co"t.;"s Nos. J to 8) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price : Rs. 5/1 (}(I EDITORIAL BOARD G.C. Malhotra Secretary-General Lok Sabha Dr. A.K. Pandey Additional Secretary Hamam Singh Joint Secretary P.C. Bhatt Chlet Editor A.P. Chakravarti Senior Editor V.K. Chhabra Editor ..., I ,..:'f'I.t (Original English Proceedings Included In English Version and Original Hindi Proceedings Included In Hindi Version will be treated as Authoritative and ncit the translation thereof. • CONTENTS {ThIrteenth Be,... 1.tlI. I. Fbt s-Ion. ',.,'921 (Saka)} No.5, Tueedey, October 21, 1111t1Kartlkll 4, 1111 (1IIkII, SUBJECT MEMBERS SWORN PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Tenth and Eleventh Reports ... COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Reports INCOME-TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL 2 STATEMENT RE: INCOME-TAX (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE ... 2 CONTINGENCY FUND OF INDIA (AMENDMENT) BILL ... 3 STATEMENT RE: CONTINGENCY FUND OF INDIA (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 3 CONSTITUTION (EIGHTY-FOURTH) (AMENDMENT) BILL (Amendment of Article 334) 4 REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) BILL 162 STATEMENT RE: REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 162 RE: CHARGE-SHEET FILED IN BOFORS CASE ... 8-30 MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 (i) Need to include Santali language in Ol-Chik' script in the Eighth Schedule, to the Constitution Shri Salkhan Murmu 30 (ii) Need to resume transportation of coal through crush cosl transport at Kargali Washery of Central Coalfield Limited. Bihar Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey ... 31 (iii) Need to take steps for early creation of Mumbai Railway Development Corporation Shri Kirit Somalya ... 31 (iv) Need 10 improve telecommunication Services in rural area of Betul-Harda Parliamentary Constituency. Madhya Pradesh Shri Vijay Kumar Khandelwal ... 32 (v) Need to Provide financial assistance to State Government of Rajasthan 10 alleviate problems of famine affected people of the State Col. (Retd.) Sona Ram ChoudhaIy ... 32 Suf\jECT (vi) N!'!'d to declare Nagpur Airport 88 an International airport Shri Vilas Muttemwar 33 (vii) Need to create a separate Ministry for fisheries Shri V.M. Sudheeran 33 (viii) Need to ensure early reopening of tea gardens of Tea Trading Corporation of India at Darj"ling and Jalpaiguri, West Bengal Shri S.P. Lepcha 34 (ix) Need to sanction adequate financial assistance to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh to provide relief to the people affected by recent severe drought Prof. Ummareddy Venkateswarlu 34 (x) Need for early construction of a railway over-bridge at Saledabad in Barabanki district (U.P.) Shri Rarnsagar Rawat 35 (xi) Need to clear the proposal for construction of Rail-cum-road bridge at Munghyr, Bihar Shri Brahma Nand Mandai 35 (xii) Need for all-round development of Kargil and Leh Shri Hassan Khan ... 35-36 MOTION OF THANKS ON THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS Dr. Vijay Kumar Malhotra 34-47 Shri Vaiko 47-56 Shri Shivraj V. Patil 56-66 Text of Amendments 66-103 STATEMENT BY MINISTER Award of Swarnajayanti Fellowships for Young Scientists Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi 119 DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 193 Increase in the Price of Diesel Shri Shankersinh Vaghela ... 103 Shri Somnath Chatterjee 110 Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy 115 Shri Rajesh Pilot 117 Shri M.V.V.S. Murthi 121 Kunwar Akhilesh Singh 123 SuBJECT Ca.uve Shri Nawal Kishore Rai 125 Kumari Mayawati 127 Shri P.H. Pandiyan 128 Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh 130 Shri Prabhunath Singh 132 Shri V.M. Sudheeran ... 134 Shri Suresh Ramrao Jadhav 136 Shri Basu Deb Acharia 136 Dr. M.P. Jaiswal 139 Shri Bhan Singh Bhaura 142 Shri Anant Gangaram Geete 143 Shri Ranen Barman 144 Shri M.O.H. Farook 145 Shri Lakshman Singh ... 147 Shri Ramsagar Rawat ... 150 Shri Raghunath Jha 150 Shri Subodh Mohite ... 151 Shri Tilakdhari Prasad Singh 152 Shri Ram Naik 152-162 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA Fifth and Sixth Reports of the Committee to the Speaker of the Twelfth Loll SIIbha on 28th April, 1999 before Ita dissolution. The Speaker was pleased to order printing, Tuesdlly, October 26, 1999lKlJrtlIuI If. 1921 (s.a) publicalion or circulation of these Reports under the provisions of Rule 280 of the Rules of Procedure and The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. [MR. SPEAKER in the Chait') In accordance with Direction 71A(6) of Directions by the Speaker, I lay a copy each of the following Reports MEMBERS SWORN (Hindi and English versions) of the Committee on the Table of the House. (English) (1) Third Report Taken by Government Shri Md. Anwarul Haque (Sheohar) on Action on the recommendations contained in the Twelfth Shri E. Ahamed (Manjeri) Report (Eleventh Lok Sabha) on 011 and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. - Setting up of Single Buoy Shri Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (Dhenkanal) Mooring Project. (2) Fourth Report on Senior Level posts in Public 11.04 hrs. Undertakings - Appointment and related matters. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (3) Fifth Report on Pyrites, Phoaphates and Chemicals Ltd. - Dehradun Unit Tenth and Eleventh Reports (4) Sixth Report on ActIon Taken by Government on (English) the recommendations contained In Tenth Report SECRETARY·GENERAL : Sir, the Chairman, Public (Eleventh Loll Sabha) on ITI Ltd. Accounts Committee (1998·99) presented the Tenth and Eleventh Reports of the Committee to the Speaker of the Twelfth Lok Sabha before its dissolution on 26th April, 1999. 11.06 hrs. The Speaker was pleased to order printing, publication or INCOME·TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL· circulation of these Reports under the provisions of Rule 280 01 the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of BusIness [Eng/IIIh} in Lok Sabha. THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI YASHWANT In accordance with Direction 71A(6) of Directione by SINHA) : Sir. I beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill the hon. Speaker, I beg to lay a copy each of the following further to amend the Income·Tax Act, 1961. Reports 01 the Committee (Hirldi and English versions) on MR. SPEAKER : The question is : the Table 01 the House. "That laave be granted to introduce a BIll further to (1) Tenth Report on the Action Taken by Government amend the Income Tax Act, 1981". on the recommendations contained in Fourteenth The Motion _. adopted. Report (Eleventh Lok Sabha ) on "Union ExcIee Duties - Provisional Assessments". SHRI YASHWANT SINHA: Sir, I introduce"· the Bill. (2) Eleventh Report on the Action Taken by (Interruptions) Government on the recommendations contained in Forty·fifth Report (Tenth Loll Sabha) on "Avoidable extra expenditure on import of auger." 11.06~ .... STATEMENT RE: INCOME-TAX (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 11.05 hrs. [Eng/ItIII} COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI YASHWANT Third, Fourth. Fifth • SIxth Reports SINHA) : Sir, I beg to lay on the Table an explanatory /English) ·PubIiehed in the Gazelle of India. ExtlllOf'.inary, Part·II, SECRETARY·GENERAl : Sir, the ChaIrman, COlilmle... SectIon 2. dMed 28.10.88. on Public Undertakings (1998-99) presented Third, Fourth, ··Introduced with the recommendation of the President. 3 Statement Re: Contingency fund of OCTOBER 26, 1999 Constitution (Eighty-Fourth) 4 India (Amendment) ordinance Amendment) Bill [Shri Yashwant Sinha] [English] statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons MR. SPEAKER : Please tl\ke your seat. How can for immediate legislation by the Income-Tax (Amendment) you ask for it now when the introduction of Bills is going Ordinance, 1999. on ? [Placed in Library See No. LT-9199) (Interruptions) (Interruptions) THE MINISTER OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI RAM JETHMALANI) : Sir, do they realise how important is this? .. (Interruptions) 11.07 hrs. MR. SPEAKER : Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, CONTINGENCY FUND OF INDIA please taka your seat. (AMENDMENT) BILL' [Translation] {English] DR. RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH : Mr. Speaker, THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI YASHWANT Sir, there is country-wide strike due to increase in the prices SINHA) : Sir, I beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill of diesel. (Interruptions) Notice should be taken of the further to amend the Contingency Fund of India Act, 1950. adjournment motion in this regard. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this MR. SPEAKER : The question is : is a question of Public importance. Fraud has been committed on the people 01 the country. This Government "That leave be granted to introduce a Bill further to is acting arbitrarily. This Government Is acting arbitrarily by amend the Contingency Fund of India Act, 1950". indulging in anti-farmer acts .. .. (interruptions) Government (Interruptions) should reduce prices of diesel. SHRI YASHWANT SINHA: Sir, I introduce" the Bill. MR. SPEAKER : You please sit down. (Interruptions) [English] Please take your seat. ".07'h hrs. [Translation] STATEMENT RE: CONTINGENCY FUND OF DR. RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH : Mr. Speaker, INDIA (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE Sir, we have given notice of adjournment motion under rules. What fate awaits the farmers .. (lnterruptions) and {English] the poor people of this country. The House should· be told THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI YASHWANT about this. SINHA) : Sir, I beg to lay on the Table an explanatory [English] statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for immediate legislation by the Contigency Fund of India MR. SPEAKER: This is too much. Please take your (Amendment) Ordinance, 1999. seat. Item No.9, Shri Ram Jethmalani. [Placed in Library Sec. No. LT 10/99) 11.08 hra. CONSTITUTION (EIGHTY-FOURTH AMENDMENT) BILL' [Transla/ion] (Amendment of Article 334) DR RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH (Vaishali) : Mr. Speaker. Sir, people are disturbed and are feeling the pinch [English] of increase In pnces of diesel in the country. Government THE MINISTER OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY 15 not Withdrawing the increase in diesel prices and we AFFAIRS (SHRI RAM JETHMALANI) : Sir, I beg to move have given nolice for adjournment motion about this matter.
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